Some of the independent efforts at animation are truly amazing and astounding. Take for example "Junk Head 1" by Takahide Hori. It's not only independent, it's primarily a solo effort that's produced a full half hour of excellent stop motion animation of an intriguing story. Watching a few minutes of the video gives you a great idea of just how good this is, although I encourage viewing the entire film. It took the artist four years to produce.

Now there's an Indiegogo campaign in the works to help get production on "Junk Head 2" underway. It wraps up on February 28 2014. Consider supporting this extraordinary effort and help spread the news about the Junk Head 2 crowdfunding campaign through your own networks, contacts and connections.